The Crystal Egg And Other Tales by H. G. Wells

A compact collection of imaginative short stories that blend speculative science, uncanny observation and social satire: tales range from a mysterious glass sphere that offers a window onto an alien world to eerie accounts of blind communities, sea predators and proto-scientific marvels. Each story probes human curiosity, fallibility and ethical paradoxes in the face of technological or extraterrestrial surprises, combining brisk adventure with thought-provoking reflections on perception, progress and the limits of knowledge.

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